CHAPTER 19 Quiz — Great Expectations

What do Pip and Joe do with Pip's apprenticeship indentures?

• Return them to the court
• Burn them in the fire
• Give them to Mr. Pumblechook
• Lock them in the parlour press

What plan does Pip form during his farewell walk through the marshes?

• To return every Christmas to visit Joe
• To bestow a charitable dinner and condescension on the villagers
• To build a new school for the village children
• To buy Joe a new forge when he comes into his property

According to Biddy, why might Joe not want to be "improved" by Pip?

• Joe is too old to learn new things
• Joe is angry about Pip leaving
• Joe may be too proud to leave a place he fills competently
• Joe does not believe Pip really has a fortune

How does Mr. Trabb react after learning of Pip's fortune?

• He refuses to serve Pip and sends him away
• He insists on re-measuring Pip and treats him like an estate
• He offers Pip a job in his shop
• He warns Pip about the dangers of wealth

What does Mr. Pumblechook falsely claim about Pip's good fortune?

• That he personally arranged it with Miss Havisham
• That he was the humble instrument of leading up to it
• That he always warned Pip not to expect too much
• That he donated money to Pip's benefactor

What instructions does Miss Havisham give Pip during his farewell visit?

• To marry Estella as soon as possible
• To be good, deserve it, and abide by Mr. Jaggers's instructions
• To return to Satis House every month
• To forget about his life in the village

What does Pip see Joe and Biddy doing as he walks away on the morning of departure?

• Standing silently in the doorway
• Throwing old shoes after him for good luck
• Waving from the upstairs window
• Running after the coach

Why does Chapter 19 close with the line "the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me"?

• To describe the weather improving during the coach ride
• To symbolize Pip's moral clarity returning permanently
• To mark the transition from Pip's sheltered childhood to the unknown world ahead
• To suggest that Pip will never return to the village

True or false: Pip tells Miss Havisham the name of his secret benefactor during his farewell visit.

True or false: Pip considers getting off the coach and walking back home after his departure.

What does "emancipation" mean as Pip uses it after burning his indentures?

• Celebration of a new beginning
• Liberation from bondage or servitude
• Public announcement of good news
• Formal acceptance into a new social class

When Dickens describes Pumblechook as "servile," he means Pumblechook is:

• Generous and hospitable
• Excessively eager to please in a fawning way
• Quietly dignified and reserved
• Nervous and uncertain

What is a "collation" as described in Pumblechook's parlour?

• A formal business meeting
• A collection of legal documents
• A light meal or spread of food
• A verbal agreement between parties